Wind whip drying apparatus



May 4, 1948. r o. ELSEBUSCH WIND WHIP DRYING APPARATUS Original Filed March 2, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l 0770 a SEBZ/Sfli May' 4, 1948. o. ELSEBUSCH 4 i WIND W HIP DRYING APPARATUS Original Filed March 2, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gjwue/wbow, OTTO EL 5EBUSC/i Mama Patented May 41:, 1948 LIN! TED STATES OFFICE I WIND WHIP DRYING KPPA-RATUS Otto .Elsebusch, LosAngeles, 'Calif. Continuation of application serial No. teases,

'March 2, 1945. This a 194-8, Serial No. 8,817

.5 Claims. .-1

This invention relates to a wind whip drying apparatus.

An object of the invention is the construction of an efiicient and novel .sapparatus for the drying of clothes.

Another object of the invention is the .construction of a novel drying apparatus whereby steam is saved during the operation thereof.

A further object of the invention is :the construction of an efiicient and novel apparatus, including the construction :of the casing and its associated parts, as well as the means for suspending or supporting the garment upon the apparatus.

This is a true copy of my original case, Serial No. 580,535, filed March 2, 1945, and allowed July 8, 1947. The case expired on January 8, 1948, containing the five (5) claims of this application.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain novel constructions. combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical, central sectional view of the apparatus.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3, Figure 2, and looking in the direc tion of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4-4, Figure 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary, vertical sectional view-f the apparatus showing the same holding a garment.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a portion of the garment support.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary view in elevation of the apparatus, showing the upper section of the sectional casing in position.

Referring to the drawings in which I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, in Figure 7, I designates the lower or prim-aw section of the casing and 2 (Fig. "7) designates the upper section of the casing. The lower section I is closed at its bottom .andis provided with angle feet 3. Above the closed bottom is a wire mesh 4 which permits air to enter .and pass around the steam pipes 5. The steam pipes are provided with a suitable inlet and outlet. A "horizontal bracket 6 is secured to the inner face of the casing l and supports a motor 7. The fan 8 of motor I, when in motion, draws the air from around the steam pipes 5, which results in saving steam, as it is more expensive to blow the pplication "February .1 7,

2 .air'over coils orsteam pipes. Around motor 1 is a shield :9 to prevent :heating of the motor by the :hot air passing upward from around the pipesor coils. A yentpipe-tl] is provided directly under the motor :1; this pipe opens through the closed :bottom .to the outer atmosphere, whereby cool air is discharged :against the bottom andup around the :motor.

.A safety screen II :is placed in the casing :l :n-ear'itswupper :end affilg. 2) :and .under this screen are vertically positioned deflector plates 12.

A steamapipe l3 projects "into the casing I and on discharge and is a deflector It. The "pur-'- pose of this :device is to fluff up velvets or to bring out nap pnisOm'e garments when installed upon the apparatus, per Fig. '1.

Around the top of easing l is a rubber band or=belt l5. band proj'ectsabove the topedge of the casing or section I so that it can receive the upper section 2, as ma be seen upon referring to Figure 7-. This band 15 performs the-dual function of 'receiv ing' and holding the upper sec-' tion 2 in a seated sealed position, as well as forming a gripping surface for the garment.

A lurality of clamping devices are attached to the side or the lower or primary section of the casing, and each clamping device comprises a bracket I6 on which pivotally mounted a curved arm H. An angle grip i8 is 'secur'edto the upper 'end of arm I1, 'and on the inner face of the arm is a rubber pad "or unit- !9; this pad registers with the rubber band f5. The garment 21! (Fig. l) is placed between band [5 and the rubber pads P9 of the clamping devices, and then the clamping devices are permitted to close upon the garment, whereby "it is securely held in place. A coil spring 21 is fastened ineye .22 of the arm -|1 (Fig. 5'), and the lower endis fastened in eye 23 formed on bracket ifi. I

When the upper section 2 of the casing is in position, Fig. 7, there will be two sets of clamping devices in use, the upper set cooperating with the upper rubber band 15a, the same as the lower set cooperates with the lower rubber band l5. The clamping devices are all of similar construction, as hereinbefore described.

The garment supporting .device'of the apparatus comprises a hollow cylinder or pipe 24 which has its lower end supported by one of the angle feet '3, and a band '25 surrounds pipe 24 and assists in securing it to the casing l. A rod 26 is slidably mounted in pipe 24, and

the rod is provided with a head 27' on its'inne'rj end. A lock bolt 28 extends into the pipe 24,]

in the path of the head 21 to prevent the rod from being too far drawn upward, thereby preventing.

the rod from being removed from pipe 24. The

rod 26 is provided on its outer end with a hook- 26a, Fig. 1. A clamp device is provided on the upper end of pipe 24 for holding the rod 26 in adjusted positions. This clamp device comprises a primary jaw 29 that is attached at its lower end to the side of pipe 24; An auxiliary jaw 30 has its inner end in a socket portion 3i of jaw 29. The rod 26 extends through the primary jaw 29 and auxiliary jaw 30. A coil spring 32 is on rod 26 between jaws 29 and 30. Therefore, when the jaws are in theirnormal position they clamp upon the sides of rod 26 holding the same in an adjusted position, but when the operator presses inwardly on the outer ends of the jaws this releases them from their gripping position on rod 26, permitting said rod to be vertically adjusted, .to accommodate different sizes and lengths of garments. I

Any suitable coat hanger maybe used for suspending the garment on hook 26a (Fig. 1).

The air passes upwardly through the apparatus in a rolling condition, by reason of striking against the fins or deflector plates 12.

' The upper section 2 of the sectional casing is used for smaller garments. l

It is to be noted that 'by reason of the solid bottom of the casing, no dust nor dirt, nor lint will be sucked oil the floor and plug up the coils of the steam pipe or pipes.

It is to be understoodv that the motor 1' is supplied with electric current in any common manner and that the inlet and outlet for the coils or pipes 5 are of any standard construction suitable for the efficient functioning of this apparatus. Further, isteam passing to and through pipe [3 can also be controlled in any common way. i

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollow lower casing provided on its upper edge with a rubber band, said band extending above the upper edge a slight distance, an upper hollow casing placed on the upper edge of the lower casing with said rubber band partly engaging the upper casing, each of said casings having open ends, clamping devices provided with rubber pads on the outside of said lower casing, whereby said clamping devices can clamp the lower end of a hollow garment against said rubber band, and a fan and heating means within said first-mentioned casing, whereby heated air is circulated upwardly through the superposed casings into a garment supported thereover.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollowcasing, said casing provided with open ends, clamping devices on the outside of and near the upper end of said casing, each clamping device comprising a bracket having an upstanding eye, a curved arm pivoted at its lower' end upon said bracket, an angle grip secured to the upper end of said arm, a rubber pad secured to the inner face of said arm at its upper edge, a coil spring fastened at its upper end to said am near said rubber pad 7 and fastened at its lower end in the upstanding eye of said bracket, said hollow casing provided with a rubber band on its outside and said band 5 a garment supported thereover.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollow sectional casing, the sections of said casing being open at their ends, said sections being positioned one above the other and having meeting ends, a rubber band engaging said sections over the meeting ends, a set of clamping devices fastened to the outer face of one section and cooperating with said rubber band to clamp a hollow garment superimposed thereover, and a fan and heating meanswithin said sectional casing, whereby heated air is circulated upwardly through the sections of said casing into a garment'supported thereover.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, a hollow casing composed of two tiered sections, said sections being open at both ends, one of said sections resting upon the other section, a rubber band over the contacting edges of said sections, clamping devices on one section contiguous to said rubber band, said clamping devices provided with rubber pads, said rubber pads and rubber band being adapted to hold a hollow garment therebetween, and a fan and heating means within said casing whereby heated air is circulated upwardly through the casing into a garment supported thereover.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a hollow casing, clamping devices on the outside of said casing, said casing being open at both ends, each clamping device comprising a bracket having an upstanding eye between'the outer ends of the bracket and said casing, a curved arm pivoted at its lower end upon said bracket and overhanging said eye, a grip projecting outwardly from saidcurved arm between its ends, a rubber pad secured only to the inner face of said curved arm, a coil spring fastened at its lower end to said eye and at its upper end to said curved arm under said rubber pad, said casing being provided with a rubber band entirely around its upper edge registering with the rubber pad on said curved arm, and a fan and heating means within said casing, whereby heated air is circulated upwardly through the casing into a garment supported thereover.

OTTO ELSEBUSCH.

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